AUGUSTA A bill proposed by State Rep. Bob Walker, R-Lincolnville, to bring health insurance competition back to the state and repeal the Dirigo health plan is slated for a public hearing Tuesday, May 8.Walker’s bill to repeal Dirigo health insurance program heads to May 8 public hearing (Camden Herald)
Although efforts have been made to lower the population of uninsured Illinoisans through state-aid programs, it continues to grow due to an increasing number of middle-class families who can’t afford health care premiums.NEW: State insurance official touts governor’s health care plan (St. Clair County Journal)

– Taking Five with Ahmad – April 9, 2007
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 28 — A suicide bomber apparently trying to assassinate Pakistan’s interior minister detonated his explosives in a crowd surrounding the official Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 35.
– Pakistan Suicide Bombing Kills 22, Injures Minister
AP – At Nissan’s new complex for technology, experimental car batteries were sitting in freezing temperatures, getting cooked in giant metal boxes and being rattled to simulate driving — part of the automaker’s efforts to catch up in the race to develop green vehicles.
– Nissan opens technology center
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